The Myth of the 20th Century
Alfred Rosenberg
Widely regarded as one of the most important books to come out of National Socialist Germany, Alfred Rosenberg’s The Myth of the 20th Century stands as a monumental work of social and political philosophy. Originally published in 1930 and then revised in 1937, this book lays out a comprehensive vision of the emerging racially-oriented German state. The “myth” is the Myth of the Blood: the idea that race or genetics is the proper founding principle of the modern state, and that the purpose of the state is to serve and protect its founding race.